If the discovery of Germanico marks a career boost for Tenerani, he has repaid the favour in this stylishly executed performance...Laura Cherici brings warmth to Antonia's 'Sorti piu belle', harmonising sweetly with Maria Grazia Schiavo's Agrippina and Sara Mingardo's soulful Germanico in the exquisite trio 'Mia bella, mi parto'. By Handel or not, this trio and the dazzling violin arpeggios [in 'Dopo cento anni'] make Germanico required listening.

there is a succession of short arias dispatched masterfully by Sara Mingardo, Maria Grazia Schiavo and Laura Cherici; these all feature finely crafted ritornellos and an attractive variety of instrumental writing...Albeit irresponsibly presented to the world, Germanico offers some enjoyable musical merits.

Whether Germanico is by Handel or not...it is certainly worth hearing...Sara Mingardo is glorious here with her sappy contralto and triumphal bravura...Tenerani is a brilliant musician and he brings this music to life with a verve and expressive richness that suggests he certainly believes that Handel, or a composer of equal genius, had written Germanico.

there are memorable arias aplenty and the entire performance oozes conviction.

With Sara Mingardo outstanding as Germanicus, and Franco Fagioli and the superb young Norwegian tenor Magnus Staveland as Roman consuls, the discs are worth acquiring for baroque-opera fans, whether the music is Handel’s or not.